precede
/pɹɪsˈid/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
verb
- be earlier in time; go back further
“Stone tools precede bronze tools” - come before
“Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify” - be the predecessor of
“Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands” - move ahead (of others) in time or space
- furnish with a preface or introduction
“She always precedes her lectures with a joke”
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